Pope Rests in Clinic After Thigh Surgery

Published: April 30, 1994

Pope John Paul II underwent a two-hour bone replacement operation in Rome after falling and fracturing his right thigh as he climbed out of his bathtub. Vatican officials said the Pope, 73, was in "excellent" condition but would probably remain in the hospital for three to four weeks.

There was no immediate suggestion that the accident would force John Paul to cancel a visit to New York in October to address the United Nations General Assembly.